Oven Baked BBQ Ribs with Apricot BBQ Sauce

Oven Baked BBQ Ribs with Apricot BBQ Sauce

These Oven Baked BBQ Ribs are an easy way to make ribs without getting out the charcoal. They are slowly baked and smothered with a delicious barbecue and apricot glaze. To top it off they are fall apart tender right to the bone.

I seasoned them well with garlic powder, bbq seasoning (I use Penzey’s Barbecue of the Americas), salt and pepper. For easy clean up I used a cookie sheet lined with foil that I’d sprayed with cooking spray.

I cooked them uncovered for a hour at 250 degrees and let them get some color on them. You can see the fat starting to render out. The picture above was about a hour after they were put in the oven. At this point I added 1/2 cup of water to the tray and covered all with aluminum foil. I baked these for a total of 3 1/2 hours before adding the glaze. The great thing about this is once they are covered and in the oven you don’t even need to check on them. When you can gently move the bones, it is time to add your glaze.

The glaze couldn’t be easier. It is just equal parts of your favorite bbq sauce (I used Budweiser’s new Sweet and Spicy) and apricot jam (I used a simply fruit jam). To change up the flavors just change the kind of jam you’re using, strawberry, peach or even blueberry. Marmalade would also work if you’d like a little texture to your glaze. Bake uncovered for another 30 minutes.